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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      48,330</td>
<td class="r data">      12,354</td>
<td class="r data">    25.6</td>
<td class="r data">      20,497</td>
<td class="r data">       6,695</td>
<td class="r data">    32.7</td>
<td class="r data">      27,833</td>
<td class="r data">       5,659</td>
<td class="r data">    20.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      56,346</td>
<td class="r data">      13,869</td>
<td class="r data">    24.6</td>
<td class="r data">      24,805</td>
<td class="r data">       7,817</td>
<td class="r data">    31.5</td>
<td class="r data">      31,541</td>
<td class="r data">       6,052</td>
<td class="r data">    19.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      57,731</td>
<td class="r data">      13,038</td>
<td class="r data">    22.6</td>
<td class="r data">      25,817</td>
<td class="r data">       7,420</td>
<td class="r data">    28.7</td>
<td class="r data">      31,914</td>
<td class="r data">       5,618</td>
<td class="r data">    17.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      56,160</td>
<td class="r data">      11,665</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
<td class="r data">      25,275</td>
<td class="r data">       6,663</td>
<td class="r data">    26.4</td>
<td class="r data">      30,885</td>
<td class="r data">       5,002</td>
<td class="r data">    16.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      53,303</td>
<td class="r data">      10,427</td>
<td class="r data">    19.6</td>
<td class="r data">      24,177</td>
<td class="r data">       6,017</td>
<td class="r data">    24.9</td>
<td class="r data">      29,126</td>
<td class="r data">       4,410</td>
<td class="r data">    15.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      48,633</td>
<td class="r data">       9,272</td>
<td class="r data">    19.1</td>
<td class="r data">      22,563</td>
<td class="r data">       5,381</td>
<td class="r data">    23.8</td>
<td class="r data">      26,070</td>
<td class="r data">       3,891</td>
<td class="r data">    14.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      43,999</td>
<td class="r data">       8,282</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
<td class="r data">      21,823</td>
<td class="r data">       5,031</td>
<td class="r data">    23.1</td>
<td class="r data">      22,176</td>
<td class="r data">       3,251</td>
<td class="r data">    14.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      38,695</td>
<td class="r data">       7,324</td>
<td class="r data">    18.9</td>
<td class="r data">      19,571</td>
<td class="r data">       4,510</td>
<td class="r data">    23.0</td>
<td class="r data">      19,124</td>
<td class="r data">       2,814</td>
<td class="r data">    14.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      35,247</td>
<td class="r data">       6,734</td>
<td class="r data">    19.1</td>
<td class="r data">      18,070</td>
<td class="r data">       4,179</td>
<td class="r data">    23.1</td>
<td class="r data">      17,177</td>
<td class="r data">       2,555</td>
<td class="r data">    14.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      31,872</td>
<td class="r data">       6,220</td>
<td class="r data">    19.5</td>
<td class="r data">      16,651</td>
<td class="r data">       3,865</td>
<td class="r data">    23.2</td>
<td class="r data">      15,221</td>
<td class="r data">       2,355</td>
<td class="r data">    15.5</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      47,862</td>
<td class="r data">      12,121</td>
<td class="r data">    25.3</td>
<td class="r data">      20,126</td>
<td class="r data">       6,476</td>
<td class="r data">    32.2</td>
<td class="r data">      27,736</td>
<td class="r data">       5,645</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      55,878</td>
<td class="r data">      13,629</td>
<td class="r data">    24.4</td>
<td class="r data">      24,448</td>
<td class="r data">       7,599</td>
<td class="r data">    31.1</td>
<td class="r data">      31,430</td>
<td class="r data">       6,030</td>
<td class="r data">    19.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      57,247</td>
<td class="r data">      12,779</td>
<td class="r data">    22.3</td>
<td class="r data">      25,467</td>
<td class="r data">       7,182</td>
<td class="r data">    28.2</td>
<td class="r data">      31,780</td>
<td class="r data">       5,597</td>
<td class="r data">    17.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      55,674</td>
<td class="r data">      11,377</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
<td class="r data">      24,890</td>
<td class="r data">       6,389</td>
<td class="r data">    25.7</td>
<td class="r data">      30,784</td>
<td class="r data">       4,988</td>
<td class="r data">    16.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      52,691</td>
<td class="r data">      10,030</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
<td class="r data">      23,666</td>
<td class="r data">       5,640</td>
<td class="r data">    23.8</td>
<td class="r data">      29,025</td>
<td class="r data">       4,390</td>
<td class="r data">    15.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      48,108</td>
<td class="r data">       8,910</td>
<td class="r data">    18.5</td>
<td class="r data">      22,109</td>
<td class="r data">       5,034</td>
<td class="r data">    22.8</td>
<td class="r data">      25,999</td>
<td class="r data">       3,876</td>
<td class="r data">    14.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      43,483</td>
<td class="r data">       7,909</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
<td class="r data">      21,381</td>
<td class="r data">       4,680</td>
<td class="r data">    21.9</td>
<td class="r data">      22,102</td>
<td class="r data">       3,229</td>
<td class="r data">    14.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      38,135</td>
<td class="r data">       6,929</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
<td class="r data">      19,080</td>
<td class="r data">       4,123</td>
<td class="r data">    21.6</td>
<td class="r data">      19,055</td>
<td class="r data">       2,806</td>
<td class="r data">    14.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      34,854</td>
<td class="r data">       6,448</td>
<td class="r data">    18.5</td>
<td class="r data">      17,734</td>
<td class="r data">       3,909</td>
<td class="r data">    22.0</td>
<td class="r data">      17,120</td>
<td class="r data">       2,539</td>
<td class="r data">    14.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      31,435</td>
<td class="r data">       5,903</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
<td class="r data">      16,272</td>
<td class="r data">       3,559</td>
<td class="r data">    21.9</td>
<td class="r data">      15,163</td>
<td class="r data">       2,344</td>
<td class="r data">    15.5</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    38.5</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">    40.9</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">    47.4</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">    62.1</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    61.5</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    36.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    63.0</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    48.7</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    80.0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         429</td>
<td class="r data">         218</td>
<td class="r data">    50.8</td>
<td class="r data">         347</td>
<td class="r data">         207</td>
<td class="r data">    59.7</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    13.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         424</td>
<td class="r data">         220</td>
<td class="r data">    51.9</td>
<td class="r data">         326</td>
<td class="r data">         200</td>
<td class="r data">    61.3</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         440</td>
<td class="r data">         241</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
<td class="r data">         322</td>
<td class="r data">         222</td>
<td class="r data">    68.9</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    16.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         448</td>
<td class="r data">         270</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
<td class="r data">         356</td>
<td class="r data">         256</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    15.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         549</td>
<td class="r data">         361</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
<td class="r data">         459</td>
<td class="r data">         345</td>
<td class="r data">    75.2</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    17.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         479</td>
<td class="r data">         333</td>
<td class="r data">    69.5</td>
<td class="r data">         413</td>
<td class="r data">         320</td>
<td class="r data">    77.5</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         475</td>
<td class="r data">         345</td>
<td class="r data">    72.6</td>
<td class="r data">         406</td>
<td class="r data">         324</td>
<td class="r data">    79.8</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    30.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         521</td>
<td class="r data">         376</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
<td class="r data">         457</td>
<td class="r data">         369</td>
<td class="r data">    80.7</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    10.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         378</td>
<td class="r data">         274</td>
<td class="r data">    72.5</td>
<td class="r data">         323</td>
<td class="r data">         258</td>
<td class="r data">    79.9</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    29.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         423</td>
<td class="r data">         308</td>
<td class="r data">    72.8</td>
<td class="r data">         369</td>
<td class="r data">         298</td>
<td class="r data">    80.8</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    18.5</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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